Barbecue Sauced Chicken Brats are grilled and then slathered with barbecue sauce and topped with homemade pickled red onions and mustard. Delicious!

Want something different this Labor Day?

Maybe something other than traditional burgers and dogs?

Well, I found chicken brats at Whole Foods and while I paid a pretty penny for them, they were worth every cent. So extremely flavorful and juicy… I’m now a big fan and will drive the 50 minutes to the nearest Whole Foods to buy them.

We are a brat-loving family. Normally my husband and I prefer ours with caramelized onions and peppers with homemade pickled jalapenos and mustard. But this time around I wanted to do something different. So I made a jar of pickled red onions and some barbecue sauce and dressed these chicken brats up.

Barbecue the chicken brats on a preheated grill set at medium until fully cooked. Mine took about 12-15 minutes. I wanted to make sure they were cooked all the way through.

The last 5 minutes or so I started brushing the chicken brats with barbecue sauce, turning them to get them sticky and caramelized.

And saucy.

Remove the brats and let them cool a smidge while you get the toppings and such together.

Nestle the saucy brats in a warm and soft bun, then top with pickled red onion and a zigzag of spicy brown mustard. So unbelievable and do I dare say I like chicken brats better?? {I do!}

This is unhinge your jaw goodness!

Spice up this Labor Day with these amazingly, saucy, zingy Barbecue Sauced Chicken Brats… you’ll be oh-so glad you did!

Enjoy! And if you give this Barbecue Sauced Chicken Brats recipe a try, let me know! Snap a photo and tag me on twitter or instagram!

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Chicken brats are grilled and then slathered with barbecue sauce, then topped with homemade pickled red onions and a zigzag of spicy brown mustard. Delicious!

Cook Time20 minutes

Total Time20 minutes

Ingredients

8 fresh chicken brats (I found mine at Whole Foods)

1/2 cup barbecue sauce (use your favorite)

1 recipe for homemade pickled red onions/p>

Spicy brown mustard

Instructions

Preheat your grill to medium-high.

Once hot, open the lid and decrease the temp to medium. Lay the chicken brats on the grill and cook for 2-3 minutes, turn and continue to to cook on all sides for 10-12 more minutes until fully cooked.

In the last 5 minutes, slather the chicken brats with your favorite barbecue {a link to a yummy sauces in the post above} turning every minute or so to caramelize the sugars in the sauce to make it sticky.

Remove to a platter to cool for 5 minutes.

Serve the sauced brats in a soft toasty bun with a heaping mound of pickled red onions and a zigzag of spicy brown mustard.